Obesity and Physical Inactivity in Rural America

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-159

  Patterson, Paul Daniel ^a   Moore, Charity G ^a   Probst, Janice C ^a   Shinogle, Judith Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 1642346041     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2004.tb00022.x     Document Type: Article

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